2024-2025学年江苏省苏州市相城区高一下册3月月考英语检测试题（附答案）

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第一节 (共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What is the man prbably ding?
A. Listening t music.
B. Preparing fr a test.
C. Lking fr the earphnes.
2. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. A tree.B. A survey.C. A cuntry.
3. What are the speakers ging t d tnight?
A. Revise a play.
B. Watch a drama.
C. Sht a perfrmance.
4. Why des the man make the phne call?
A. T cancel a weekend trip.
B. T make an arrangement.
C. T get sme infrmatin.
5. When will the speakers arrive at the airprt prbably?
A. At 3: 30.B. At 4: 30.C. At 5: 30.
第二节 (共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What d we knw abut Carline?
A. She is a dancer.
B. She runs a studi.
C. She des ballet exercises.
7. Where des the man prefer t exercise?
A. In a gym.B. In a park.C. In a studi.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What is in the back f the garden?
A. Trees.B. Flwers.C. Grass.
9. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Mther and sn.
B. Brther and sister.
C. Gardener and huse wner.
10. What will the man d first?
A. Make sme tea.
B. Clear the garden.
C. Check gardening equipment.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Why des the man prefer t ck meals?
A. T save mney.
B. T activate his brain.
C. T stimulate his appetite.
12. What des the man say abut his way t beat stress?
A. It includes specific rules.
B. It is highly recmmended.
C. It is nt suitable fr everyne.
13. What is the man’s pinin abut the stress in his jb?
A. It is avidable.
B. It can be beneficial.
C. It is beynd his cntrl.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. Hw did the man feel in the beginning?
A. Thankful.B. Wrried.C. Mtivated.
15. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. In a classrm.B. In an ffice.C. At hme.
16. What prbably mtivates the man t learn ther languages?
A. Brain health.B. Jb pprtunities.C. Mvies r music.
17. What des the wman really suggest?
A. Taking a jurney.
B. Learning a freign language.
C. Building a cmmunicatin style.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What is the speaker prbably ding?
A. Teaching a class.B. Reprting a study.C. Chairing a meeting.
19. What is the mst imprtant part f taking ntes?
A. Reading.B. Listening.C. Writing.
20. What is ne f the advantages f using symbls?
A. It keeps infrmatin secret.
B. It leaves ce fr future use.
C. It makes key wrds nticeable.
第二部分 阅读 (共两节，满分50分)
第一节 (共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Califrnia DREAM Lan Prgram
The Califrnia DREAM Lan Prgram, funded by the state and University f Califrnia, aims t prvide qualified undergraduates with the ptin t brrw lans t help cver the expense f attending UC.
Hw it wrks
A lan is brrwed mney that yu have t pay back with interest.
Each UC campus will determine the amunt a student can brrw based n available funding and number f qualified students. The maximum amunt f a lan is capped at $4,000 each year, per student.
Yu can brrw every year if yu are a qualified student at UC r until yu receive a maximum f $20,000 in DREAM lans.
What yu need t d
Make sure yu apply fr financial aid by filing a Califrnia Dream Act applicatin. There are n separate frms required t apply fr the Califrnia DREAM Lan Prgram, but yu’ll need t apply fr financial aid every year t be cnsidered fr the DREAM Lan Prgram.
Yu may see a DREAM Lan ffered as part f yur financial aid award letter. Yu d nt need t accept the lan if yu dn’t want t—it’s nt necessary.
If yu’re interested in brrwing frm the Califrnia DREAM Lan Prgram, but dn’t see an ffer in yur financial aid award letter, reach ut t the campus financial aid ffice.
Make sure t check yur email and yur campus student website n a regular basis in case the financial aid ffice cntacts yu.
21. Hw much can a student brrw at mst thrugh the prgram each year?
A. $2,000.B. $4,000.C. $10,000.D. $20,000.
22. What shuld the students d t get the lan?
A. File an annual applicatin.
B. Fill in separate applicatin frms.
C. Ask fr a financial aid award letter.
D. Cntact the financial aid ffice regularly.
23. Where is the text prbably taken frm?
A. A turist brchure.B. A scientific jurnal.
C. A university website.D. A gvernment reprt.
B
Driving hme frm wrk, Will sptted a Fr Sale sign n the last remaining farm in the city f Milwaukee. An idea flashed thrugh Will’s head. He culd grw fd here.
Mst peple in the neighbrhd were nt eating well. “Flks were living in what I call a fd desert,” Will says, “I knew I had t d smething, because yu can’t have a healthy cmmunity withut healthy fd.”
Will hired sme neighbrhd teenagers t help him get started. They “grew” new sil by cmpsting, which means cllecting fd waste and piling it up until it breaks dwn and turns int sil. Then they made gd natural fertilizer (肥料) befre starting grwing fd. Tday, Grwing Pwer Cmmunity Fd Center is grwing enugh fd t feed peple in the neighbrhd. In the winter, the cmpst gives ff enugh heat t keep the greenhuses warm as it breaks dwn int sil. Gats, chickens, and turkeys live behind the greenhuses. Red-eyed fish are swimming in aquariums (水族箱) at the center f the greenhuses. The fish are fr eating, but they als help the plants grw. The water they swim in, enriched by the fish drppings, is channeled tward the pts cntaining vegetables. Then it is cleaned by ther plants, and returned t the fish tank as pure water. “We dn’t waste anything here,” Will says.
“The city farm f the future is a multi-stried building, angled tward the sun. This idea, called ‘vertical (垂直的) farming’, is a new way t feed mre peple. Yu grw fish n the bttm flr and pump the water up t the tp. Then the water is piped dwn frm flr t flr, thrugh beds f grwing plants, ranging frm leafy greens up high t mushrms lwer dwn. By the time the water returns t the fish n the bttm flr, it’s clean again.” Will says, “Grwing fd is pwerful and it can change the wrld!”
24. Why did Will decide t grw fd in Milwaukee?
A. T enable peple t eat better.
B. T make sme prfits by farming.
C. T build a harmnius cmmunity.
D. T transfrm the desert int a farm.
25. What d we knw abut Will’s fd centre?
A. It wrks like a frest and wastes nthing.
B. It is a greenhuse and prvides heat in winter.
C. It is a city farm and emplys chemical fertilizers.
D. It cllects cnventinal sil and uses animal waste.
26. Which f the fllwing can best describe Will?
A. Thughtful and faithful. B. Adventurus and generus.
C. Creative and ambitius. D. Humrus and farsighted.
27. What is Will talking abut in the last paragraph?
A. The prcedure f water cleaning.
B. The influence f vertical farming.
C. The visin fr future city farming.
D. The descriptin f a future building.
C
Given the ability f AI t imitate humans’ prblem-slving ability, it’s nt surprising that many peple are turning t AI-pwered fitness caches t help them plan exercise rutines, track their nutritin and set gals fr lsing weight.
Sridhar Narayanan, a prfessr f marketing at Stanfrd Graduate Schl f Business, said, “I am interested in weight lss apps. They are less cstly than hiring human caches. By tapping int users’ private health data like gal setting and fd intake lgs, AI can give guidance t users. Hwever, I am nt sure abut their effects. Given that weight lss jurneys may bring emtins like shame, anxiety and frustratin, can technlgy be as effective as a live persn in helping custmers in this aspect?”
T find ut mre, Narayanan cmpared data frm custmers wh nly used weight lss apps with thse wh used AI paired with human caches. He fund that n average, peple using weight lss apps lst abut 1.5% f their starting bdy weight, cmpared t 2.7% fr thse with AI-plus human plans.
“T explain the result, I als lked int the users. Custmers wh picked human caching tended t set higher weight lss gals and lgged their weight and fd intake mre frequently. Custmers may als feel mre respnsible fr their actins when being supervised (监督) by a live persn. It takes mre effrts and curage t cancel a training sessin than t ignre an AI-generated ntificatin n yur phne. Being firm and tugh may be mre effective than ffering emtinal cmfrts in terms f being a fitness cach,” Narayanan said.
Mre research int human caching versus AI is likely n the hrizn. Next, Narayanan will fcus n app users wh are tracking and getting caching fr serius health issues like diabetes (糖尿病). Finding a way t measure hw effectively technlgy helps custmers deal with their verall health culd make AI-driven health mnitring mre valuable fr the tech industry. Peple are paying mre attentin t their health and experts in fitness training are rare and lacking. The demand fr AI caching is grwing and every technlgy cmpany is trying very hard t cut a slice f the cake.
28. Accrding t Paragraph 2, what did Narayanan think f weight lss apps?
A. They are mre expensive. B. They lack emtinal cmfrt.
C. They may give wrng guidance. D. They may give away private infrmatin.
29. Why are AI-plus-human plans effective?
A. Human caches can ffer advice n users’ diet.
B. Human caches can help users set achievable gals.
C. Human caches are mre respnsible fr users’ plans.
D. Human caches can prvide strict guidance and supervisin.
30. What can we learn abut the market f AI caching in the last paragraph?
A. AI caching is less effective than human caching fr serius health cnditins.
B. Tech cmpanies will be quite interested in expanding their presence in the market.
C. The demand fr AI caching is declining as fitness experts becme mre available.
D. Measuring technlgy’s impact n health is unnecessary fr tech industry’s success.
31. What is the best title fr the text?
A. Technlgy can mnitr human health
B. AI-pwered apps can help yu lse weight
C. Al-pwered fitness caches have becme ppular
D. Cmbining human and Al-pwered caching wrks better
D
A watched pt never bils, but time flies when yu’re having fun. These all-t-familiar sayings have a basis in slid science—ur sense f time expands and cntracts (收缩) depending n the way we experience the wrld arund us. This is nt just a general impressin f time’s passage. It als has a great deal t d with psychlgy.
“There are a lt f illusins (错觉) f time,” says Martin Wiener, a scientist at Gerge Masn University. Recently, his team have fund that mre memrable images seem t last lnger, and these lasting images als appear t be mre memrable. Lking at red bjects makes time pass slwer than staring at blue nes. The slwdwn als ccurs when inspecting bigger and brighter bjects.
T understand hw the memrability f an image might relate t ur sense f time, the team cnducted fur experiments, in which participants were shwn images with different time perids. They were asked t hld dwn a buttn, either “shrt” r “lng”, t indicate the length f time the image was displayed n the screen. Participants perceived that mre memrable images remained n the screen lnger and that they were mre likely t recall them later.
These results suggest that images aren’t just mre memrable if peple lk at them fr a lnger time, a well-established effect. Images are als mre memrable if peple perceive that they have lked fr lnger when they really haven’t. This suggests that there is sme underlying factr that is causing bth f these effects.
The team later fund that mre memrable images were prcessed faster. They help the brain prcess mre infrmatin in a limited time. This is especially relevant (有关的) t the brain’s visual system. With limited resurces, the visual areas have t set pririties. In ther wrds, memrable images may be memrable because they’re just easy fr ur systems t prcess. Why faster prcessing wuld make time last lnger is still a mystery, hwever. Fr nw, the mst reasnable explanatin fr why ur brain slws time is that it is increasing the amunt f infrmatin it can take in at nce.
32. What is the functin f paragraph 1?
A. T prve an pinin. B. T present a phenmenn.
C. T challenge a viewpint. D. T intrduce a new finding.
33. Why did the team cnduct the experiments?
A. T perceive memrable images.
B. T categrize the length f time.
C. T knw the secret f time perceptin.
D. T test the memry f the participants.
34. Accrding t Wiener, what’s the underlying cause f sme images being mre memrable?
A. They have limited resurces.
B. They cntain mre infrmatin.
C. They are lked at fr a lnger time.
D. They are easy fr the brain t prcess.
35. Which f the fllwing is the best title fr the text?
A. Memry relies n visual aids.
B. Faster prcessing makes time fly.
C. Resurces influence time perceptin.
D. Memrable things make time slw dwn.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Wh wuldn’t want t be an “insight machine”? But a fact and a misunderstanding might get in yur way.
Fact: 36
Misunderstanding: Yu feel as if creativity is a luxury (难得的享受) intended fr peple with hurs t burn.
Here is hw t develp creative insight even when yu are in busy lives.
Find time t play. 37 Studies suggest that play at wrk bsts creative behavir and prblem-slving abilities. Laughter and light-hearted activities, either a quick team game r a playful brainstrming sessin have been shwn t inspire creativity, which is essential fr innvatin.
38 A creative idea prbably desn’t happen when yu are buried in a task. Instead, it cmes t yu while yu are ding smething relatively “mindless.” Being extremely fcused can actually be harmful t innvative thinking. S, yu can bake int yur wrkflw brief perids f “unfcus” and daydreaming. But here’s an imprtant warning: 39 Scrlling (滚动) mindlessly n a screen actually weakens this effect. S, when yu take a daydream break, leave yur device behind.
D smething with yur hands. Ever ntice hw ideas tend t pp int yur head when yu’re ding smething like washing dishes r gardening? When yur hands are busy, yur mind can enter a state f relaxed fcus, which allws subcnscius (潜意识的) ideas t bubble up t the surface. 40
S the next time yu feel uninspired, remember: Yu dn’t need hurs f quiet time t innvate. Smetimes, all it takes is a little fun, a little ce, and a little time t let yur hands lead yur mind.
A. Take time t daydream.
B. Yu’re likely pressed fr time.
C. Take advantage f yur electrnic devices.
D. Dn’t daydream with yur device.
E. Creativity desn’t always require lng, undisturbed perids f time.
F. Engaging in brief, playful activities can lead t serius breakthrughs.
G. Find small mments thrughut the day t engage in a hands-n activity.
第三部分 语言运用 (共两节，满分30分)
第一节 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Ever since I was little, the dctrs tld my parents that smeday I wuld need hearing aids. Of all my 41 my ears are the nes I hate the mst. Althugh my hearing was getting 42 I hadn’t tld anyne. The cean sund that was always in my head had been getting luder, 43 peple’s vices, I even culdn’t hear teachers in class. But I knew if I tld Mm abut it, I'd 44 hearing aids.
Then in my annual checkup, I 45 the audilgy test and the dctr said, “Dude, it's time.” And he 46 me t a special ear dctr. When the ear dctr first pulled the hearing aids ut fr me, I graned.
Nrmal aids usually have a part that wraps arund the uter ear t hld the inner bud 47 . But since I didn't have uter ears, they had t put the earbuds n this heavy-duty headband t wrap arund the back f my 48 . I culd imagine hw strange I'd lk —my classmates wuld laugh at me, and even my teachers, my friends wuld be 49 at me!
“Can’t wear that, Mm; I’ll lk like Lbt!” I cmplained.
“Lbt?” The ear dctr smiled as he lked at the headphnes and made sme 50 . “The Empire Strikes Back? The bald guy?”
“Yu knw Star Wars stuff?” I asked. “Hey, Lbt’s cl,” said he, 51 the earphnes n my head carefully. “There yu g. S hw's that?”
“It’s s quiet in my ears and I dn’t hear that nise anymre! Thanks s much, Dr.James!” I answered 52 .
The first day I shwed up at schl with the hearing aids, I thught kids wuld make a big 53
abut it. But n ne did. Nw that I lk back, I dn't knw why I was s 54 abut it all this time. Funny hw smetimes yu wrry a lt abut smething and it turns ut t be 55 .
41. A. favrites B. featuresC. figures D. frights
42. A. wrse B. less C. sharper D. lwer
43. A. giving utB. making ut C. bringing ut D. drwning ut
44. A. end up with B. keep up with C. put up with D. break up with
45. A. had B. failed C. escaped D. passed
46. A. invited B. brughtC. sent D. shwed
47. A. in place B. in rder C. in use D. in stre
48. A. ears B. head C. back D. chest
49. A. surprisedB. amazedC. scaredD. annyed
50. A. differences B. effrts C. cmmentsD. adjustments
51. A. hangingB. sliding C. strikingD. arranging
52. A. autmaticallyB. ludly C. greedily D. excitedly
53. A. frtune B. chice C. deal D. decisin
54. A. stressedB. curiusC. mad D. disappinted
55. A. smething B. everything C. anything D. nthing
第二节 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式
Sunds f the natural wrld are rapidly falling silent and will becme “acustic fssils” (声音化石) withut immediate actin t stp envirnmental 56 (destry), experts have warned.
A 2021 study f 200, 000 sites acrss Nrth America and Eurpe fund widespread
57 (lse) f acustic diversity ver the past 25 years, 58 (drive) by changes in species richness.
“Tday, when 59 (expse) t sme ecsystems, we hear nthing but ttal silence,” said Prf Steve Simpsn frm the University f Bristl. “It feels like a race 60 time—
we’ve nly just discvered that they make such sunds, but nw the sunds are disappearing.”
“Indeed, the sunds f the past that have been recrded represent the sunds f species
61 might n lnger be here, and we dn’t even knw 62 thse species are.” said Prf Bryan Pijanwski frm Purdue University.
Fr many researchers, disappearing sundscapes (音景) are 63 surce f srrw as well as f 64 (science) interest. “It’s a sad thing t be ding, but it’s als enabling me
t tell a stry abut the beauty f nature,” said Pijanwski. “As a scientist I have truble explaining what bidiversity is, 65 that’s n lnger a prblem if I play a recrding and say these are the vices f this place.”
第三节 单词填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
请认真阅读下列各小题，并根据上下文语境和所给首字母或中文的提示，写出下列各句空格中的单词，注意保持语义和形式的一致。
Asia is the largest c__________in the wrld where abut tw-thirds f the peple in the wrld live.
The plice fficer said that f the six peple injured in the crash yesterday, nly tw s__________ .
The schl library prvides v_________ f riginal wrks, hping they will meet the needs f different students.
At that mment, we felt the grund shaking b_________ ur feet, beynd in the distance we heard crash f falling rfs.
With the fight against piracy f___________ , mre and mre custmers find that authentic CDs and DVDs deserve buying.
The Prime Minister will present a natinal__________ (部署) fr dealing with unemplyment tmrrw afternn.
Wearable devices __________（追踪） peple’s vital signs are als ging t be cllecting muntains f extremely sensitive infrmatin.
A healthy diet cnsists f large quantities f fresh nutrients, which are full f vitamins and fibre, rather than __________（加工） fds.
A range f green campaign have been launched __________（全球性） in respnse t the serius climate crisis.
When the envirnmentally friendly shes wear ut, custmers can return them at n cst t a cmpany that uses the __________(可回收) materials t make ther prducts.
第四部分 写作 (共两节，满分35分)
第一节 (满分15分)
6月8日为联合国指定的世界海洋日，由于海洋污染越来越严重，请你以“Our Oceans, Our Future”为题，写一份英文倡议书，呼吁大家保护海洋。
内容包括：海洋污染严重；2. 保护海洋的重要性及措施；3. 提出倡议。
注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。waste discharge废水(物)排放
Our Oceans, Our Future
As we apprach June 8th, Wrld Oceans Day, I appeal t us all t cnfrnt a pressing issue: cean pllutin.___________________________________________________________________________
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第二节 微场景写作 (满分15分)
一天，斯奎特在树林间玩耍时遇见了一群灰松鼠。他迟疑片刻后，突然在枝桠间欢快地蹦跳(bunce)起来，像是在热情地向新朋友打招呼。我们屏息凝神地望着这一幕，凯特琳(Kaytline)轻声呢喃(murmur)："要是他们不喜欢他怎么办？"所幸灰松鼠一家——尤其是幼崽们——热情接纳了斯奎特，围着他舔舐皮毛(lick his fur)轻挠肚皮(tickle his belly)。很快，他们就欢快地在枝头追逐嬉戏起来。"真是好孩子！"凯特琳长舒一口气。此后数日，斯奎特和新朋友们形影不离，每天回来的时间也变得越来越晚。
One day , while playing in the trees , Squirt met a family f gray squirrels .
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3月考答案
听力 1-5 ABACB6-10 CBCAA11-15 BCBBA16-20 CBABC
阅读 21-23 BAC 24-27 AACC 28-31 BDBD32-35 DCDD 36-40 BFADG
完形填空 41-45 BADAB 46-50 CABCD 51-55 BDCAD
语法填空 56-60 destructin lss driven expsed against
61-65 which/that what a scientific but
语境填词 66-70 cntinent furthered beneath survived varieties
71-75 strategy tracking prcessed glbally recyclable
应用文范文
As we apprach June 8th, Wrld Oceans Day, I appeal t us all t cnfrnt a pressing issue: cean pllutin. Due t uncntrlled waste discharge and human activities, the ceans are suffering frm severe pllutin, which nt nly harms marine life but als threatens human health and glbal climate.
The significance f prtecting ur ceans cannt be understated. Knwn as the lungs f ur planet, the ceans play a crucial rle in maintaining eclgical balance, serving as a vital surce f fd and ecnmic activity fr millins f peple wrldwide. T safeguard ur ceans,immediate actin is essential. First and fremst, public awareness must be raised t highlight serius cnsequences f cean destructin and the urgent need fr cnservatin. Additinally, every individual can cntribute by taking small but meaningful steps, ranging frm reducing ur use f single-use plastics t participating in beach clean-up activities. Furthermre, gvernments and rganizatins must establish stricter laws and regulatins t prevent the discharge f wastewater and pisnus chemicals int the cean.
Our ceans are a priceless treasure, and prtecting them is a shared respnsibility. Let us act nw—fr a healthier planet and a sustainable future fr generatins t cme. With jint effrts, we can make a big difference.
微场景写作范文
One day , while playing in the trees , Squirt met a family f gray squirrels . After a mment f hesitatin, he bunced up and dwn in the trees as if greeting the new friends cheerfully. At the sight f the scene, we were all cncerned abut the family’s respnse. “What if they dn’t like him?” murmured Kaytline. Frtunately, the squirrel family, especially the yung, welcmed Squirt by licking his fur and tickling his belly. Sn, they chased after each ther in the branches harmniusly. “Gd by!”Kaytlin breathed a sigh f relief. In the fllwing days, Squirt hanged ut a lt with his newly made friends and came back t us increasingly late.
听力原文
Text 1W: Hey, if yu cannt enjy the music at a sensible vlume, why nt use earphnes? I am preparing fr an examinatin.
M: Oh, srry. I didn’t knw I’ve been bthering yu all this time.
Text 2W: Did yu hear the news item this mrning abut a tree survey?
M: Yes, it said that 70% f city schlchildren can’t tell the difference between cmmn trees. I knw lts f different trees.
W: Well, we live in the cuntry, s I suppse it’s easier fr us.
Text 3W: Hey. Sam. Are yu cming t the drama club meeting after schl?
M: Yes, I’ll be there. The teacher said we wuld spend the whle evening imprving the lines f the play.
Text4W: Gd afternn, Paper Museum.
M: Hell. Culd yu tell me yur pening hurs fr Saturday?
W: Yeah. We’re pen frm ten in the mrning t five in the afternn.
M: Thanks.
Text 5
M: It’s already 2: 30. Shuld we set ff fr the airprt nw?
W: The plane wn’t take ff till 5: 30. The airprt is nly a ne-hur drive frm here, s let’s set ff at 3: 30.
Text 6
M: Ww! Yu lk amazing, Carline!
W: Thanks! I’ve been taking ballet classes. The exercises are very challenging. They have helped me get int great shape.
M: I didn’t knw yu were a dancer.
W: Oh, I’m nt. But there’s a studi near my huse that lets regular peple take classes and d ballet exercises. It helps the studi make mney, and it gives us a chance t get fit.
M: Are there nly wmen in the classes?
W: N, there are men, t. D yu want t cme with me smetime?
M: N, thanks. I prefer running in the park. The sunshine and fresh air are gd fr me.
Text 7
M: I’ve brught Dad’s ld gardening equipment. What wuld yu like me t d first?
W: Well, I need the area in the back f the garden cmpletely cleared. It’s where yu and yur sister used t play when yu were in primary schl. I want t grw sme flwers there, s clear all the grass away.
M: OK, I’ll d that.
W: Afterwards, I will have sme f the trees cut back. They are hanging ver the frnt f the garden.
M: Right then, I’ll get t wrk.
W: But befre yu d any f that... T begin with, can yu make us bth a nice cup f tea?
M: Ha-ha. N prblem!
Text 8
W: Why exactly is yur jb thught t be stressful?
M: Stress is generally driven by the feeling f being ut f cntrl f a situatin, and a feeling f a situatin cntrlling yu. Wrking in sales and marketing cmbines bth.
W: Hw d yu relax after wrk?
M: I usually exercise in the gym r g fr a run, especially if I’ve had a bad day. I always ck meals, rather than have a takeaway, t stimulate my brain. Yu knw, I dn’t have much rm fr imaginatin in my day jb.
W: D yu think what yu d t relax is an effective way t beat stress?
M: I dn’t think there’s a specific rule abut hw t beat stress. I generally find that what I d is effective fr me, but nt fr everyne.
W: Wuld yu cnsider changing yur jb?
M: Actually n. I d think that sme stress is a gd thing, and if it’s used in the right way, it can be a psitive thing.
Text 9
W: Max, class has already finished. Dn’t yu have anther class t attend?
M: Hey, Mrs. Blank. I’m a little anxius. The rest f the class seem s mtivated t fllw yur instructins. But I’m struggling t learn French. I can’t make excellent sentences r scre highly.
W: Yu knw, Max. Nw I can speak English, French, Chinese, and Italian. But I had truble learning even a secnd language when I was yung.
M: Really? Hw did yu d that?
W: It’s simple. I realized that languages aren’t just abut memrizing wrds. They’re abut imprving yur cmmunicatin and cultural understanding skills. Speaking ther languages imprves yur brain health, prblem-slving abilities, and verall intelligence! Yu just have t find yur mtivatin!
M: Interesting. I guess I’m interested in films r music in ther languages.
W: That’s a perfect start! The initial step isn’t always lving a language but understanding all the unbelievable benefits and pprtunities f learning ther languages. Then, yu’ll naturally start appreciating the new cultural cmmunicatin style.
M: Thanks fr the advice.
W: N prblem at all. Yu can cme t my ffice if yu need any help. Learning a new language pens drs t an entirely new wrld. It’s a jurney wrth taking!
Text 10
W: Tday, let’s begin with nte-taking techniques. Nte-taking is an imprtant skill nt nly fr taking classes, but als fr ding yur jb in the future. I’d like t draw yur attentin t certain pints abut taking ntes. First, remember that nte-taking shuld be 75% listening and nly 25% writing. S dn’t try t write dwn every single wrd the teacher says. Ignre what is unimprtant and write dwn key wrds nt cmplete sentences. Secnd, leave ces and lines between main ideas. Yu may want t add sme infrmatin later. I find that sme f yu are gd at making use f clr, mapping web and symbls such as arrws, circles and bxes. I highly recmmend these tls t all f yu, because the use f them makes the utline mre easily readable and interesting than the blcks f text. It als makes sure that imprtant wrds stand ut. Here are sme examples ...